# Dimon Village, Chaupal, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Chaupal, Shimla 

# Dimon

Dimon is a village in Chaupal sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171211**. The 2011 Census counted **229 people in 46 households**, the 48th largest of 158 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 229people (2011)
- 46households
- 77.0%literacy
- 171211PIN code

## Dimon PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dimon is 171211.** Dimon falls in Chaupal sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171211
- Community development blockChaupal
- Census village code025542

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Dimon from nearby towns?

- Chaupal (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)119 km by road
- Chaupal (nearest town)19 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Dimon?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Dimon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sarahan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nerwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaupal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Dimon known for?

The main crops are **beans and potato**. About 30% of the 79 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Dimon

Of every 100 households in Dimon in 2011, 98 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 100 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Dimon · ■ Chaupal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**58%

Tap water ****100%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****100%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****0%**

**71%

Use banking services ****4%**

**68%

Television ****67%**

**54%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**6%

None of these assets ****0%**

**11%

Own their home ****96%**

**87%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Dimon?

■ Dimon · ■ Chaupal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.0%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****333**

**968

Working population ****86.5%**

**60.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.7% for men and 71.6% for women. 84% of men and 88% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 57 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 54 (27%) · **■** Household industry 5 (3%) · **■** Other work 26 (13%) · **■** Marginal 56 (28%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Chaupal

- Batewri238 people
- Lal Pani234 people
- Chaflan232 people
- Kateika231 people
- Bajroth228 people
- Gagna222 people
- Shili Kayan222 people
- Kelwi Laona217 people

[All 218 villages in Chaupal](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/chaupal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dimon?171211
- How far is Dimon from Shimla?119 km by road
- What is the population of Dimon?229 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dimon in?Shimla district (Chaupal sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dimon?77.0% (Census 2011)